Isabelle Walsh: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 168 of 168 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 20 90.91 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 12 54.55 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 17 77.27 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 15 68.18 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 20 90.91 6 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 9 40.91 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 19 86.36 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 20 90.91 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 86.36 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 77.27 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 90.91 12 American Wigeon Mareca americana 10 45.45 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 90.91 14 Pintail Anas acuta 20 90.91 15 Teal Anas crecca 20 90.91 16 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10 45.45 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 8 36.36 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 11 50.00 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 77.27 20 Scaup Aythya marila 9 40.91 21 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 3 13.64 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16 72.73 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 13 59.09 24 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 16 72.73 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 10 45.45 26 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 19 86.36 27 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 19 86.36 28 Swift Apus apus 18 81.82 29 Rock Dove Columba livia 17 77.27 30 Stock Dove Columba oenas 14 63.64 31 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 20 90.91 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 20 90.91 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 13 59.09 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 20 90.91 35 Coot Fulica atra 19 86.36 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 20 90.91 37 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 5 22.73 38 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 19 86.36 39 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 10 45.45 40 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 9 40.91 41 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 20 90.91 42 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19 86.36 43 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 17 77.27 44 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19 86.36 45 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 20 90.91 46 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 14 63.64 47 Curlew Numenius arquata 20 90.91 48 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18 81.82 49 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 19 86.36 50 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 10 45.45 51 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 13 59.09 52 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18 81.82 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14 63.64 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 20 90.91 55 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 8 36.36 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20 90.91 57 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19 86.36 58 Knot Calidris canutus 19 86.36 59 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11 50.00 60 Sanderling Calidris alba 18 81.82 61 Dunlin Calidris alpina 20 90.91 62 Little Stint Calidris minuta 10 45.45 63 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 3 13.64 64 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 9 40.91 65 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12 54.55 66 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 7 31.82 67 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 59.09 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16 72.73 69 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 9 40.91 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17 77.27 71 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16 72.73 72 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 20 90.91 73 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 10 45.45 74 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17 77.27 75 Common Gull Larus canus 20 90.91 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 20 90.91 77 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 8 36.36 78 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 20 90.91 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18 81.82 80 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 18 81.82 81 Razorbill Alca torda 16 72.73 82 Guillemot Uria aalge 18 81.82 83 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 81.82 84 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 4 18.18 85 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19 86.36 86 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 50.00 87 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17 77.27 88 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 14 63.64 89 Gannet Morus bassanus 18 81.82 90 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 10 45.45 91 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 20 90.91 92 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19 86.36 93 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 6 27.27 94 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20 90.91 95 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11 50.00 96 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 20 90.91 97 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 5 22.73 98 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 20 90.91 99 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10 45.45 100 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 14 63.64 101 Red Kite Milvus milvus 15 68.18 102 Buzzard Buteo buteo 20 90.91 103 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14 63.64 104 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18 81.82 105 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 12 54.55 106 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20 90.91 107 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 72.73 108 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 19 86.36 109 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15 68.18 110 Magpie Pica pica 21 95.45 111 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 20 90.91 112 Rook Corvus frugilegus 20 90.91 113 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 11 50.00 114 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 20 90.91 115 Raven Corvus corax 19 86.36 116 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 6 27.27 117 Coal Tit Periparus ater 20 90.91 118 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 20 90.91 119 Great Tit Parus major 20 90.91 120 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 9 40.91 121 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 90.91 122 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17 77.27 123 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18 81.82 124 House Martin Delichon urbicum 18 81.82 125 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19 86.36 126 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18 81.82 127 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18 81.82 128 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15 68.18 129 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 9 40.91 130 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 8 36.36 131 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19 86.36 132 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15 68.18 133 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19 86.36 134 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 20 90.91 135 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17 77.27 136 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 5 22.73 137 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 20 90.91 138 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 20 90.91 139 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 20 90.91 140 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18 81.82 141 Blackbird Turdus merula 20 90.91 142 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 17 77.27 143 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 68.18 144 Robin Erithacus rubecula 21 95.45 145 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12 54.55 146 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 9 40.91 147 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20 90.91 148 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15 68.18 149 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 12 54.55 150 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 13 59.09 151 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 20 90.91 152 Dunnock Prunella modularis 20 90.91 153 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 7 31.82 154 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 86.36 155 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 20 90.91 156 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 20 90.91 157 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 86.36 158 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 20 90.91 159 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 20 90.91 160 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 20 90.91 161 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20 90.91 162 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17 77.27 163 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 10 45.45 164 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 20 90.91 165 Siskin Spinus spinus 16 72.73 166 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 6 27.27 167 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 86.36 168 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18 81.82